diff --git a/resolvers/follower.py b/resolvers/follower.py
index 26b23117..a9e075aa 100644
--- a/resolvers/follower.py
+++ b/resolvers/follower.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import json
 from typing import List
 
-from sqlalchemy import select, or_
+from sqlalchemy import select, or_, column
 from sqlalchemy.orm import aliased
 from sqlalchemy.sql import and_
 
@@ -90,19 +90,19 @@ async def unfollow(_, info, what, slug):
 
 def query_follows(user_id: str):
     with local_session() as session:
-        author = session.query(Author).filter(Author.user == user_id).first()
+        aliased_author = aliased(Author)
+        author = session.query(aliased_author).filter(aliased_author.user == user_id).first()
         if isinstance(author, Author):
             author_id = author.id
-            aliased_author = aliased(Author)
             authors_query = (
-                session.query(aliased_author)
+                select(column('name'), column('id'), column('slug'), column('pic'), ).select_from(Author)
                 .join(AuthorFollower, AuthorFollower.follower == author_id)
-                .filter(AuthorFollower.author == aliased_author.id)
+                .filter(AuthorFollower.author == Author.id)
                 .all()
             )
 
             topics_query = (
-                session.query(Topic)
+                select(column('title'), column('id'), column('slug'), column('pic'), ).select_from(Author)
                 .join(TopicFollower, TopicFollower.follower == author_id)
                 .filter(TopicFollower.topic == Topic.id)
                 .all()
diff --git a/services/follows.py b/services/follows.py
index c8666507..1eef920a 100644
--- a/services/follows.py
+++ b/services/follows.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def after_author_follower_delete(mapper, connection, target: AuthorFollower):
     )
 
 
-async def update_follows_for_user(connection, user_id, entity_type, entity, is_insert):
+async def update_follows_for_user(connection, user_id, entity_type, entity: dict, is_insert):
     redis_key = f"user:{user_id}:follows"
     follows_str = await redis.get(redis_key)
     if follows_str:
@@ -61,12 +61,10 @@ async def update_follows_for_user(connection, user_id, entity_type, entity, is_i
             ],
         }
     if is_insert:
-        follows[f"{entity_type}s"].append(entity.dict())
+        follows[f"{entity_type}s"].append(entity)
     else:
         # Remove the entity from follows
-        follows[f"{entity_type}s"] = [
-            e for e in follows[f"{entity_type}s"] if e["id"] != entity.id
-        ]
+        follows[f"{entity_type}s"] = [e for e in follows[f"{entity_type}s"] if e["id"] != entity['id']]
     await redis.execute("set", redis_key, json.dumps(follows))
 
 
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ async def handle_author_follower_change(connection, author_id, follower_id, is_i
         ).first()
         if follower and author:
             await update_follows_for_user(
-                connection, follower.user, "author", author, is_insert
+                connection, follower.user, "author", author.dict(), is_insert
             )
 
 
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ async def handle_topic_follower_change(connection, topic_id, follower_id, is_ins
         ).first()
         if follower and topic:
             await update_follows_for_user(
-                connection, follower.user, "topic", topic, is_insert
+                connection, follower.user, "topic", topic.dict(), is_insert
             )